THE FIRST CHAPTERS
Football rookie cards
Every story has a first card. Discover each player’s first year in our catalogue.
Every card from their first recorded year, across all collections. Filters narrow the results without recalculating that year.
Jérémy Doku
Stade Rennais FC · 2020-212020-21 Topps Merlin Chrome UefaBafatembi Gomis
Swansea City · 2015-16BaseCallum Marshall
Northern Ireland · 2025-262025-26 Donruss Road To Fifa World Cup 26Rafinha Alcantara
FC Barcelona · 2018-19Base SetNico González
2021-22Emerging Stars AutographSiphiwe Tshabalala
South Africa · 2010BaseKieran Dewsbury-Hall
2024-25Ucc Summer SigningsAli Majrashi
Saudi Arabia · 2026Panini Prizm Fifa World Cup 2026Ibrahim Bayesh
Iraq · 2026Panini Prizm Fifa World Cup 2026Zion Suzuki
Japan · 2026Panini Prizm Fifa World Cup 2026Nico González
FC Barcelona · 2021-22Base Card IAndy Diouf
RC Lens · 2023-24Merlin'S Chosen One (Hobby 1:9 Boxes; Value Box 1:10 Boxes)Noah Darvich
FC Barcelona · 2024-252024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club CompetitionsAlly Mbwana Samatta - Top Scorer
KRC Genk · 2019-20BaseMichael Fink
Beşiktaş JK · 2009-10BasePau Víctor
FC Barcelona · 2024-252024-25 Topps Chrome Uefa Club CompetitionsRaphael Varane
Real Madrid · 2011-12BaseSpurs of the Moment
Tottenham Hotspur · 2022-23Carnaval Combo Card378. U.H. JAIME
CP Mérida · 1997-98Ultima HoraBenjamin Parvard
FC Bayern München · 2024Fans' FavouriteArnaut Groeneveld
Club Brugge KV · 2018-19Topps Finest Uefa Champions LeagueFacundo Medina
RC Lens · 2023-242023-24 Topps Merlin Chrome UefaNeil El Aynaoui
Morocco · 2026Actualización InternacionalHow to find a footballer’s first cards
Find a player and compare their first cards across collections. Filter by publisher, season, team, category and language, view photographs and save the cards you like to your wishlist.
Which cards appear here?
We show individual player cards with a known year. If a player’s first recorded year is 2010, all their 2010 cards and stickers appear, including variants and languages, across the available collections.
Is this the same as an RC logo?
No. Rookie here means the first year recorded in Trading Cards Tracker. We do not certify that this is their first published card or that it carries an official RC logo. Check the edition and its sources for each card.
Can the first year change?
Yes. Adding or correcting an earlier card updates the results. We use the card’s year, not the date it was added to the website or the end of a season. Cards without a year and multi-player cards are excluded from this calculation.
How is each player identified?
We group by the recorded name, normalising accents, spaces and letter case. We do not merge nicknames or different names based on similarity. Aliases and namesakes may need review: check the player, team and collection.